Hello, my name is Bria Harper. I am a first year graduate student in the Gender and Race Studies Department. This was my first time traveling outside the country and I was very excited and anxious. Overall, the trip to Cuba was bittersweet. I fell with love with the people and the country. I laughed and danced with them as they embraced me with Rumba and the Reggaeton but I also cried with Community ESPIRAL as they talked about the struggles they still have to overcome.